Bhindi Bhagee - Joe Strummer, The Mescaleros

Well, I was walking down the High Road

And this guy stops me

He’d just got in from New Zealand

And he was looking for mushy peas

I said, no, we hadn’t really got 'em round here

I said, but we do got

Balti, Bhindi, strictly Hindi

Dall, Halal and I’m walking down the road

We got rocksoul, okra, bombay duck-ra

Shrimp beansprout, comes with it or without — with it or without

Bagels soft or simply harder

Exotic avocado or toxic empenada

We got akee, lassi, Somali waccy baccy

I’m sure back home you know what tikka’s all about — what tikka’s all about

Welcome stranger, to the humble neighbourhoods

You can get inspiration along the high road

Hommus, cous cous in the jus of octopus

Pastrami and salami and lasagne on the go

Welcome stranger, there’s no danger

Welcome to this humble neighbourhood

There’s Balti, Bhindi, strictly Hindi

Dall, Halal and I’m walking down the road

Rocksoul, okra, bombay duck-ra

Shrimp beansprout, comes with it or without

So anyway, I told him I was in a band

He said, «Oh yeah, oh yeah — what’s your music like?»

I said, «It's um, um, well, it’s kinda like

You know, it’s got a bit of, um, you know.»

Ragga, Bhangra, two-step Tanga

Mini-cab radio, music on the go

Um, surfbeat, backbeat, frontbeat, backseat

There’s a bunch of players and they’re really letting go

We got Brit pop, hip hop, rockabilly, Lindy hop

Gaelic heavy metal fans fighting in the road

Ah, Sunday boozers for chewing gum users

They got a crazy D.J.

and she’s really letting go

Oh, welcome stranger

Welcome stranger to the humble neighbourhoods

Well, I say, there’s plenty of places to eat round here

He say, «Oh yeah, I’m pretty choosy.»

You got

Balti, Bhindi, strictly Hindi

Dall, Halal, walking down the road

Rocksoul, okra, bombay duck-ra

Shrimp beansprout, comes with it or without

Let’s check it out

Welcome stranger to the humble neighbourhoods, neighbourhoods

Check out all that

Por-do-sol, por-do-sol

Walking down the high road